Fire breaks out on Big Piney District of Bridger-Teton National Forest
JACKSON (WNE) — An 800-acre fire is burning on a combination of Bridger-Teton National Forest, Bureau of Land Management and private land in Sublette County.
The Bare Fire broke out on the border of the Big Piney District of the Bridger-Teton and BLM land on Tuesday afternoon. It spotted onto private land on Wednesday afternoon, but was not an immediate threat to any structures, said CJ Adams, a spokesperson for the Bridger-Teton. The cause of the fire was still unknown at press time.
The fire was estimated to be 430 acres on Wednesday morning and had grown by the afternoon, Adams said. The National Interagency Fire Center estimated it at 800 acres as of 4:45 p.m.
The fire was burning in timber and was torching and spotting on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoon. On Wednesday, a red flag warning was in effect for Sublette County, meaning that a combination of strong winds, warm temperatures and low humidity was conducive to wildfire spread.
A large helicopter, two small helicopters and four fire engines were on the fire on Wednesday. Firefighters were working to minimize impacts to private land, Adams said. An incident management team was slated to arrive Wednesday evening to take control of the fire later this week.
The fire comes as firefighting resources are spread thin across the nation. On Tuesday, 97 new fires were reported across the country, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. On Wednesday, firefighters were working to contain 94 uncontained large fires and more than 28,700 firefighters and support staff were assigned to fires.
During this fire season, firefighters have responded to more than 45,000 wildfires that have burned 5.4 million acres of land.
This story was published on August 6, 2026.
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